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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just 26% of respondents to a new poll say the government should pay money to black Americans descended from slaves, with black Americans far more likely than white Americans to support the idea

Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder Bob Johnson this month called for $14 trillion in reparations to atone for slavery, government-sponsored discrimination and “permanent emotional trauma” experienced by black Americans. The proposed reparations, he said in a statement, would take the form of direct cash payments over 10 to 20 years to descendants of African-American enslaved people.

Think about that level of popular support and that monetary estimate.  Not compatible.  But even assuming support, where would the money come from?   Especially after the debt from coronavirus.[/quote]

Link to that poll?

Seems like public opinion is changing. 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/why-trump-tanking-polls/613651/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/09/floyd-protests-have-changed-public-opinion-about-race-policing-heres-data/

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These polls have nothing to do with reparations. The link to the reparations poll, which is recent, is upthread. Only half of blacks want reparations. [/quote]

Can you repost the link? Maybe it was deleted - I just went several pages back and couldn’t find it.

Did the poll specify “cash” reparations?

What about reparations in form of investments in education and homeownership? [/quote]

https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/abc-coronavirus-poll-wave-13[/quote]

This poll says “pay money” which means cash. I wonder how people would respond to other forms of reparations.

And how sad is this. Only 50% of Republicans support banning choke holds. 
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